BigBang15

That's great for you. You had responsibilities (your wife and baby). Sheldon didn't (and basically still doesn't). Some people do that, move away from their problems. Since his "running away" really had no effect on anyone (like in your situation), so what?

Howard does NOT have a PhD

I think they kinda killed "Super-Genius" Sheldon when he declared his mommy was not mommy of the smartest physicist at the university.

(I don't think this is any shipping:) When Penny was thinking about breaking up with Leonard and Sheldon breaks into her bedroom and tells her "Please don't hurt my friend".

Well, First, the pregnancy "announcement" that hasn't aired yet can be re shot, or turn out to be a false positive. Second, They could "augment" Melissa with some side fat foam (or whatever they use) so it doesn't look like a baby belly.

Did Bernadette return to work yet? If not, they could write it as she just got "heavy" around the house (or alternatively, she got lazy at work and ate at her desk or volunteered for a pill for postpartum. Then after Melissa delivers, she can lose the weight.

Faulty Logic. It concludes that what Amy did was from lack of self-esteem. In fact, it may just as well been an act of confidence and knowing that Ramona made Sheldon realize what he wanted to do. I wish the writers could be more definitive with stuff like this (like have A VO psychologist say: "Amy is acting in a state of power") so fans don't misinterpret the meaning of what they write. Sometimes it seems the only way.

What form of logic makes you conclude that because Amy thanked Ramona that she is a doormat? Amy realizes that Ramona was the catalyst that moved Sheldon to go to the next level for her.

I think the episode should open with Amy & Sheldon coming in 4A announcing they got married in Jersey. Then flashback to proposal and up to the wedding (with Leonard's' Mom being in attendance since she's in NJ).

Yeah, but Kaley made it big 10 years ago (with BBT). If Kaley/Penny were starting now (10 years older), their chances of getting the type of roles they would want (hot, young girl) are gone.

My mechanic wanted $700 for the same thing (Saturn (GM)). And I bought the car from them and they said the AC was working (in December. We turned it on and it blew out cold air...BUT IT WAS DECEMBER). I told them no. I got the part online (refurb in the US) for $99 with a one year warranty and my mechanic put it in for $200 (Freon and Labor).

Penny was a serial dater. She was not written for (tv) long-term dating. She was written to bounce from guy to guy due to low self-esteem. Leonard was the one to raise her self-esteem level. Consciously or sub-consciously, that's what attracted her to Leonard. He made her feel better about herself (most times).

But probably not the reason you think. First, Mayim is nominated in a different category than Kaley (supporting vs. lead). The playing field in Lead Actress for a Comedy is VERY tough most years. And the characters that the actresses are nominated for are sometimes more complicated/intricate/troubled/etc... . The supporting field is a little less competitive. Another reason is the combination of actress/character. Amy started out as a sad sack/loner/single person. The WRITERS gave her a personality and a boyfriend. (Sorry, she still is sort of a sad sack.) Penny's character, while having evolved, was not such a change as Amys'.

That wasn't even a possibility. The show was renewed for two seasons. $100,000 from each of the 5 is small change to WB/CBS/Syndication money coming in. Plus, we only know the 5 offered to take a 100k cut to fund Melissa/Mayim. We don't know if they actually did or had to. TBTB could have raised M/M without the 5's money.

But that makes you tie Penny's (self-)worth to a man. Penny is Penny because she's funny, pretty, street-wise and (mostly) can handle the geek-world even though she doesn't belong to it (or like it much).